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Useful terms - China

The list below gives you the English transliteration and translation of some Chinese terms typically encountered in a patent information context.

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Chinese
Pronunciation English

 Patent

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zhuānlì

patent

 Patent for invention

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fāmíng zhuānlì

patent for invention

 Utility model

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shíyòng xīnxíng

utility model

 Patent search

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zhuānlì jiănsuŏ

patent search

 Year

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nián

year

 Month

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yuè

month

 Day

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day

 Legal status

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fălǜ zhuàngtài

legal status

 Application number

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shēnqĭnghào

application number

 Date of filing

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shēnqĭngrì

date of filing

 Publication of application

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gōngkāi

publication of application

 Patent gazette

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zhuānlì gōngbào

patent gazette

 Title

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fāmíng míngchēng

title

 Abstract

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zhāiyào

abstract

 Claims

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quánlì yāoqiúshū

claims

 Description

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shuōmíngshū

description

 Drawings

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fùtú

drawings

 Design

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wàiguān shèjì

design

 Examined patent publication

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shěndìng gōnggào

examined patent publication

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shòuquán gōnggào

granted patent publication

 


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